Alloy Duallies Stuck Together
Took the Aspect('06 E350) in for new tires. Got a call from the tire dealer, they couldn't get the rear duals off! They said they tried spraying with solvent, driving around the parking lot with the l...
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F1bNorm wrote:
Any suggestions? - these are Alcoa alloy wheels. Also, if they get them apart what is there to prevent this happening again?
Norm
Normally you don't run alloy against alloy. because of this, normally the inside dual is steel.
you should be able to pull the cap nut off the outside on all studs, then loosen all the inner stud nuts a little at a time and the whole assembly will come off, even when stuck together.
or you can try.
removing all the cap nuts, then back off every other stud nut and force the 2 wheels apart. be careful, this might drive the inner stud into the hub.
